Another newbie

Hey all,new to the site [pretty cool]live in N.J. and work in N.Y.C. .Haven't smoked in about 12 years for one reason or another,but my brother gave me a MASTER CRAFT 2dr propane unit for Christmas and I am stoked.Monday i set it up w door gaskets, burned them

in and seasoned it w/hickory at around 250-300 for about an hour each.Used Jeff's rib rub on some spare and baby back ribs and got things ready. Unfortuneatly it was dark , about 15 and pretty windy ,BUT I was determined.Used a mix of apple&hickory chips and chunks and surprisingly had it up to 220/225 in no time[and it pretty much stayed in the 225/240 zone the whole time]Put the ribs in expecting a 5/6 hour smoke but on the 3rd chip change, about 4hrs.,noticed they were looking pretty much done, stuck in a meat thermometer and sure enough 175/180... oops a little over done.But that's what it's all about i guess =never stop learning/tweaking this an that...kinda like fishing or hunting in a way...and i think this site will be a big help in doing that .Looking forward to posting some more sessions and pickin up alot of tips along the way....thanks!

First off Welcome to SMF. You'll like it here for there are alot of really good folks here that would just love to help you with just about anything to do with smoking. Now there are alot of proven recipes for some amazing things here too. So if you need sign up for the E-Course it's free and it will give you the basics of smoking and some good methods to use also. So the next big thing for you to do is go out and get you something to smoke and if you happen to have any questions just post it here and we will be happy to answer them for you.